Labeled fabric bag and the like



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lLABELED FABRIC. BAG AND THE LIKE Fiied Feb. 21, 1946 March 2,4948. c. v. BRADY ETAL LABELED FABRIC BAG AND THE LIKE Filed Feb. 21 1945 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 March 2, 1948. c, V, BR l- 2,437,184

LABELED FABRIC BAG AND THE LIKE Filed Feb. 21, 1945 5 Sheet-Sheet s F lGsl l.

March 2, 1948. c. v. BRADY ETAL msnwn manxc BAG AND THE LIKE Filed Feb. 21, 1945 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 March 2, 1948.

c. v. BRADY EIAL LABEL-ED FABRIC BAG AND THE LIKE Filed Feb. 21, 1945 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 Patented Mar. 2, 1948 UNITED .STATE LABELED FABRIC BAG AND THE LIKE 'Charles V. Brady and August F. Ottinger. St. j Louis, Mo., asslg'nors to Bemis Bro. Bag Company, St. Louis, Mo., a corporation of Missouri Application February '21, 1945, Serial No. 578,976

3 Claims. 1

This inventionrelates in general to bags and ly at high speeds; the provision of a labeled bag or the like in which the label is presented as a continuous band around-the bag or the like, said band in cases requiring it being reinforced; the provision of a labeled article of this class from which the label may readily be removed and the bag or the like preserved for subsequent use or reuse; and the provision of an economical article of this class. Other objects will be in part obvious and in part pointed out hereinafter.

The invention accordingly comprises the elements and combinations of elements, features of construction, and arrangements of parts which will be exemplified in the structures hereinafter described, and the scope of the application of which will be indicated in. the following claims.

In the accompanying drawings, in which are illustrated several of various possible embodiments of the invention,

. Fig. 1 is a diagrammatic layout showing how, according to one form of the invention, label material is applied to a bag-forming web;

Fig, 2 is a plan view of a bag blank showing a label applied thereto;

Fig. 3 is a plan wiew showing a bag folded inside out and sewn 1i'bm the blank of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a view similanto Fig. 3 showing the bag as finally turned for Fig. 5 is a front elevationoixaillled and closed as; i.

Fig. 6 shows a stack of bags, illustrating the better label presentation made by means qf the invention;

Fig.7 is a view similar to Fig.1

showingXap method for producing a reinforced label;

is a continuation-in-part of'- Fig; 13 is a view similar to Fig.11 but showing another alternative form of reinforcement;

Fig. 14 is a fragmentary view similar to Fig. 1 showing a method of making the Fig. 13 form of the invention;

Fig. 15 is a. view similar to Fig. 11 but showing the reinforcement consisting of a. combination of the reinforcements ofFigs. 12 and 13;

Fig. 16 is a fragmentary view similar to Fig. 1 showing a method of making the Fig. 15 form oi the invention;

Fig. 17 is a. face view of a lined bag with exterior seams incorporating the invention, being partially cut away to show the lining; and,

Fig. 18 is a face view of a segment of a helically-seamed tubing incorporating the invention.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views of the drawings.

Referring now more particularly to Fig. 1, there is shown at numeral I a ,supply roll of a label-forming paper strip 5 on which printing is to be applied. At numeral 3 is shown a supply roll of bag-forming web material 9. This material is preferably composed of fabric. It is of a width corresponding approximately to the finished bag length. The width of the paper strip 5 is narrower than that of the web 9 and is more or less centrally positioned with respect thereto. Its width isof ordinary label width, as will appear.

- The printing to be applied on the paper strip 5 of the roll I is that which is desired on the'outside of the finished label. The opposite nonprinted face of the strip 5 passes over an adhesive-applying r0111. The web 9 which is drawn from the roll 3 is then combined with the strip 5 at a combining and measuring roll ll.

At I3 is shown a cutter timed with the measuring roll 'II for segmenting the composite web IS. The roll II and the cutter iii are timed with respect to one another such that segmentation occurs at desired intervals to produce the lengths desired.

From the cutter iii, the segmented pieces pass to a conveyor l8 and then to an impression cylinder l9 of a'printing press. The plate cylinders 2| of the press cooperate with the exposed face of the paper strip 5 and apply the desired label im- Flgs. 8, 9 and 10 are views respectively similar prints thereon. The result is the printed, labeled,

to views 2, 3 and 4, showing said reinforced label; Fig. 11 is an enlarged detail section taken on line I l-l I aim. 10;

Fig. 12 is a view similar to Fig. 11 but showing another form of reinforcement;

bag forming blank shown in Fig. 2 consisting of the fabric part 9 and the adhered label-forming band 5. W

Next, the blankrwhich is now indexed in general as B, is folded along a central fold line 23 with the label strip inside, as indicated in Fig. 3. Thus one side of a bag is formed by the fold line 23. The other side is formed by stitching 21 and the bottom is formed by stitching 29. The top 3| is left open for filling. This produces a bag which is inside out, the label being located inside. The label strip 5 is not only attached to the web by means of the adhesive but also by a part of the stitching 21.

Next, the bag is turned inside out as shown in Fig. 4, which places the cut edgesand selvage beyond the stitching 21 and 29 inside of the bag and provides a neat appearance with the label outside.

Then the bag may be filled as'indicated in Fig. 5 and closed by any of the various means avail-. able for that purpose. r

The resulting banded form of label is advantageous since, not only is it adhered to the fabric of the bag, but it is also held endwise by means of the stitching. The point at which the label is stitched presents as neat an appearance exteriorly as the adjacent turned seam of the bag.

By means of the invention added areas are provided on the edges of the bag at which printing may be presented to view when bags are stacked, as indicated at Fig. 6. Considering the central bag of the stack, it will be seen that all labeled portions on the front and back of the bag are hidden, but the present form of banded label still presents identification at the, bag edges. This is done with a very neat appearance, even where the label is stitched in with the seam.

If desired, the printing, instead of being done on the strip 5 after application to the web 9 may be done before application. For example, the roll I may consist of a pre-printed strip. In this event, the completely labeled bag blank will issue from the cutter I3, instead of passing from it to the printing press. In this case the cutter I3 is timed with respect to the printing on the label for proper spacing of the printing around the resulting bag.

Also, if desired the paper label-forming strip in the roll I may be of the dry-gummed variety requiring only moistening prior to bringing it into engagement with the bag-forming fabric web 9. Thus either or both adhesive and printing may be carried on the strip on the roll I.

Another advantage of the invention is that a large printing area is presented by the label, and it also acts as a protective girthwise band around the bag fabric.

It should be understood that today many bags are composed of so-called dress prints made in fast colors, which after a bag has served its purpose may be used for making clothing and the like. In bags of this class, the user rips open a seam and uses for dressmaking what formerly was the bag blank. This process may be continued whenthe present invention is used by making the adhesive for the label water-soluble so that the label may be removed.

In addition, by making the paper of the label of a character which will not disintegrate appreciably while the label is soaked off (and such papers are available) the paper itself may be put to use, as well as the fabric. By scalloping its edges and providing suitable edgewise decoration on the front or back, it is possible to use this paper after drying as shelf paper or the like. The colors in the fabric being fast, the soaking will not ruin them. Such use of the paper, as well as the stated dress use of the fabric, is useful in farming communities.

It will be noted that by having the edges of the label caught and turned in with the inturned bag seam, no label end edge is exposed outside of the bag. Such end edges, being relatively short, often initiate peeling by contact with surrounding articles, particularly under conditions of rough handling. The present invention avoids this contingency.

In Figs. 7-10 is shown another form of the invention in which an edge of the banded label is reinforced. While both edges could be reinforced, it is more economical to reinforce onlyone, and we have found that generally the only one that requires reinforcement, when suchis needed, is the one adjacent the bag mouth. This is because for some reason not quite clear it is this edge of the label when made from certain kinds of paper that tends to tear during the bag-turning operation. The first type of reinforcement is shown in said Figs. 7-10. In these figures, reference characters like those shown in Figs. 1-4 have been used so far as possible.

In regard to these figures, at numeral 2 is shown a supply roll of a narrow reinforcing strip 4, made of paper for example. This passes over an adhesive-applying roll 6. The paper strip 4 is placed in the plane of one edge of the label strip 5. It is combined at the roll II with said strip 5 and the fabric material 9. Thus the strips 4, 5 and 9 are combined to form the composite web IS, the strip 4 forming a reinforcement at one edge of the label strip 5. Thus the paper strip 4 forms a reinforcement for the upper edge of the label strip 5 (Fig. 8). The position of this strip below the label strip is shown at the broken-away portion in Fig. 8. The adhesive applied to the label strip 4 attaches it to the fabric strip 9 and the adhesive outside of the reinforcing strip 4.

Figs. 8, 9 and 10 are similar to Figs. 2, 3 and 4, in that they show how the reinforced labeled blank is folded over with a reinforced label inside (Fig. 9), and then turned inside out to produce the bag (Fig. 10). Thus a labeled bag is produced (Fig. 10) not unlike that of the original form of the invention (Fig. 4),.except that the edge of the label closest to the bag mouth 3| is reinforced. The reinforcement, like the label itself, is caught by the side seam of the bag and is located inside of the bag where caught. The nature and position of the reinforcement is shown enlarged in Fig. 11.

In Fig. 12 is shown a form of the invention in which a cord I2 is substituted for the strip 4 and forms the edge reinforcement. N o diagrammatic view of the assembling operations is shown for this form of the invention because it would be quite similar to that shown in Figs. 7 and 11 wherein the card I 2 would be substituted for the strip 4.

In Fig. 13 is shown a form of the invention in which the reinforcing strip is formed by turning under the edge I 8 of the label strip, instead of feeding in a separate strip as in Fig. 7. The method of making this form of the invention is diagrammatically illustrated in Fig. 14, wherein like numerals designate like parts. The label strip 5 comes from the supply roll I and (as in Fig. 1), adhesive is applied by means of the adhesive roll 1. The edge l8 of the label strip 5 is turned under, adhesive to adhesive, this being done in an ordinary edge-turning former or folder 8. Sincethe bottom of the turned-under edges is then without adhesive. 9. narrow adhesive roll I0 is then traversed to supply adhesive over this on the label strip 5 attaches it to the enemas outside area. From this point on. the process is the same as that already described.

in Fig. 15 is shown another'form of the invention inwhich has been eflected a combination of the Fig.12 and Figil3 forms. In this case a cord i4 is used as a reinforcement within a foldedunder edge portion l8 of the label strip 5. This form of the invention may be constructed as diagrammed in Fig. 16, wherein like numerals designate like parts. In this case, as the edge of the label strip 5 approaches the edge former or folder 8. cord H is fed to the re-entrant formed angle where the e e is being turned under. Thus the cord is enclosed by the re-entrant angle and adhesive therein. Thereafter the turnedover and reinforced label'strip 5 passes over the adhesive roll l0 and has an adhesive strip 20 applied over it. This forms the construction shown in Fig. 15, which is doublyreinforced by the turned-over strip edge l8 and the enclosed cord a It will strip such as. in Fig. 11 may be enclosed in a re-entrant folded part such as l8.

In Fig. 1'7 -is shown how the label is incorporated on a lined bag which during manufacture is not turned inside out and is finally left with outside seams. In this case the label may or may not be reinforced and Fig. 1'7 shows an example wherein reinforcement is not employed.

be understood that if desired a paper The label strip 5 is run together with the ba forming strip which has previously been combined with a paper strip of equal width and adhesively attached. This forms a composite bag material of fabric 33 and 35, the latter acting as a liner when the blank is folded over to form the bag, as indicated in Fig. 1'1. When the strips 5, 33 and 35 are run together, 33 is in between 5 and 35. Thus when the blank is folded to form the bag shown in Fig. 17, the paper strip .35 constitutes the liner and the fabric strip 33 the outside.

whether they be ties -or seams.

6 816. dated October 28,194l,'and used either as cover material or cut up to form bags. In this case, the fabric web II is ultimately bias-seamed as shown at 43 to form bias-seam tubing T. This may or may not be lined and is shown unlined. Before this web is bias-seamed to form the tubing. it has run together with it the label-forming strip indicated at 45. The-continuous web with the label strip attached is bias-seamed with the label strip outside, thus forming the continuous helical label shown in Fig. 18. The tubing may then be used by stretching a length of it over an article and tying it beyond the article at both ends or it may be cut up at points such as indicated bythe dotted lines L and the resultin blanks seamed at one end to form bags. In either case the label is located helically (either on the bag or the cover used in the tubing form). In either case it will be caught by the end closures,

The helicallyseamed tubing may also be made with the preattached label strip inside; and then turned inside out, as taught in U. S. Patent 2,314,202, dated March 16, 1943. This modification of the invention clearly illustrates one of the important advantages, which is that the label strip is run together with the package-forming strip prior to formation of the article in which packaging is located intermediate the edges of the web of 1 which these coverings are formed. In both cases The folding of the blank is done so that the label 5 is outside and there it remains, since after seaming the bag on the side as indicated at 31 and on the bottom as indicated at 33, the bag is not turned inside out. It will be noted, however, that the label is in the form of acontinuous strip around the bag, which is caught by the side seam. It has the same advantages as described in connection with Figs. 1-4, namely, that the label may be assembled as a continuous web with the bag blank-forming material. As above mentioned in connection with the form of the invention shown in Figs. 1-4, the adhesive for attaching the strip 5 may be water-soluble so that it may be soaked -oil. for subsequent use of the bag material. In this case it is also desirable to have the adhesive which holds the bag-forming strips 33 and 35 also water-soluble so that the paper liner 35" can be soaked 011. Thus a housewife may remove the threads from the seams and have dress. cloth, particularly if the materiah 33 is made of some decorative print material.

Also, and particularly-in the case of the use of a burlap fabric for bag material 33, the label strip 5 and the liner 35 may be attached with a light application of adhesive. Such an application on burlamwhich has a hairy surface, allows the user to rip oi! the label without soaking and likewise to rip out the liner. Thus he has available an interiorly clean, all-fabric bag without an outside label This he may use again.

In Fig. 18 is shown an application of the invention to helically-seamed tubing which may be made up as described in the .U S. Patent 2,260,-

. contained in the above description or shown in Under the provisions of Rule,43 reference is hereby made to applicants copendlng divisional application Serial No. 646,577, flied February 9, 1946, for Labeled bags and the like, wherein claim is made to the method of applying labels to and forming bags and the like. Reference is also made to applicants copending divisional application Serial No. 2,948, filed January 17, 1948, for Packaging material and the products thereof, wherein claim is made to the helical form 0 the invention shown in Fig. 18. s

In view of the above, it will be seen that the several objects of the invention are-achieved and other advantageous results attained.

As many changes could be made in the aboveconstructions without departing from the scope of the invention, it is intended that all matter the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

We claim:

1. A labeled bag comprising a rectangular blank of fabric material folded upon itself so that its marginal edges are adjacent each other, thereby forming front and back bag walls. a

in said seam, the width of the label strip being narrower than the dimension of the bag walls crosswise of the strip.

2. A labeled bag comprising a rectansular blank of fabric material folded upon itself so that its marginal edges are adjacent each other, thereby forming front and back bag walls, the adjacent 1 side edges of the blank opposite the fold and the adjacent bottom edges of the blank being in- I turned-and stitched togethento form inturned side and bottom seams, a continuous printed paper label strip peripherally completely encircling the outside of the folded blank from one of its adjacent side edges to the other with its .mid portion traversing the fold, said strip being secured throughout its .area to the blank by a water soluble adhesive thus permitting the strip ultimately to be removed from the blank, the ends of the strip being inturned with the side edges of the blank and caught in the side seam, the width of the strip being narrower than the dimension of the bag walls crosswise of the strip. 3. A labeled bag according to claim 1, wherein one longitudinal edge of said label strip includes a reinforcement which is also inturned with the seam at said edges and caught in said seam.

- CHARLES V. BRADY.

AUGUST F. O'I'IINGER.

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